Community Calendar

This new exhibition explores flag songs from five tribal nations in Oklahoma today, honoring the Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapaho, Choctaw, Ponca, and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes equivalent to the Star-Spangled Banner. The songs are connected to the honoring of Native veterans—past, present and future—and provide an opportunity to learn how music, language, community and service intersect.

"By the Dawn’s Early Light: Oklahoma Tribal Flag Songs" is made possible with support from Getty through its Museum Interpretation initiative.

Explore a monumental outdoor installation by Oklahoma City–based artists Denise Duong and Gabriel Friedman that transforms Campbell Art Park into a site of story, symbolism, and discovery. Conceived as a constellation of six sculptural forms, including a head, a hand, and four birdlike spheres, the work invites viewers to enter a world where order and chaos intertwine.

McFarlin UMC in Norman is hosting its annual pumpkin patch starting on October 3. Visitors can buy pumpkins of all colors and sizes, take photos with fun backdrops, and be part of a Norman tradition for over 3 decades. Hours are 11-7 Monday through Saturday and 12-7 on Sundays. Pumpkins are priced by size.

Frontier City's annual Fright Fest returns select nights this fall, with many activities for all ages. Visitors can enjoy Macabre Mazes like the Cadaver Castle and Terror of Prosperity, as well as Sinister Scare Zones such as Clown Town and the Silent Night Slaughterhouse. Don't forget to check out Undead Entertainment at The Cremation and Deadman's Party!
No-boo necklaces are available for those who do not wish to be scared by actors.

Come select the perfect pumpkins to decorate your home at the Pumpkin Patch in Stillwater. Over 3,600 pumpkins will be for sale over the course of this seasonal attraction. There will also be special events each weekend including live music, children's carnival, bake sale, pancake breakfast, carriage rides, and trick-or-treat at the pumpkin patch.

This new documentary follows the research of several field biologists and features video footage of wild animals that "engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more." This movie has only been screened in a few theaters so far, beginning in New York City, and this is the only screening in Oklahoma. This opportunity was made possible by generous support from the Department of Women's and Gender Studies and the School of Biological Sciences at OU.

The Wicked Forest of Terror offers several Halloween experiences this fall. The Adult Haunt is a scare attraction recommended for ages 13 and up.

For younger children, Tiny Terror is a family-friendly, non-horror walkthrough with no actors, taking place October 17 and 24.

Blackout Night takes place November 1, challenging guests to make their way through the forest in complete darkness with only a lantern to guide them.

OU Professor Dr. Sam Huskey will offer a lecture on "The Hero's Journey to the Underworld" at 7pm, followed by Greek Mythology Trivia. In coordination with the Society for Classical Studies' international "Odyssey Day."

Southern Plains Productions is thrilled to present Mind Reader at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City, October 15-17, 2026.

Join renowned mentalist Vinny DePonto on a journey down the rabbit hole of your own brain. Through artful demonstrations with real audience members - no plants or actors are used - DePonto exhibits awe-inspiring techniques to subvert your attention, influence your thoughts, and make you giddy about the strange and wonderful wiring of our own mind. Step right up to the carnival inside your head and let DePonto be your guide.
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Performances take place in the Venetian Room (penthouse) at Oklahoma City’s Skirvin Hotel.

By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe

Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece examines events at an English country home, alternating between the early 1800s and 1993. Mathematics, poetry, logic, and emotions contribute to the unfolding events in the past, as two academics attempt to unravel them in the present.